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Create a Thunderbird-like mail archiving feature in Mail
Or you can go to the keyboard settings in System Preferences and create a custom keystroke for the menu item Messages > Move to > [Archive Mailbox].
Create a Thunderbird-like mail archiving feature in Mail
That would simply move the selected messages into a generic Archive Mailbox. The script creates a folder structure based on the year of the email, so you can select a large group of old emails, run the Archive script, and find them sorted into year-based folders within the Archive folder.
Create a Thunderbird-like mail archiving feature in Mail
I agree with valx -- the workflow you're using seems archaic. The whole point of technologies like Spotlight and the search bar in Mail and MacOS in general is that you don't have to bother with a bunch of folders like back in the days of Pine and Mutt. It's not the 80's anymore.
Create a Thunderbird-like mail archiving feature in Mail
My personal workflow is this: Incoming mail goes to my Inbox. It stays in the Inbox until I am done with it. When I am done with a message, I archive it. I don't choose different archive folders for different messages because I find that the global message search provided by both Thunderbird 3 and Apple Mail (via Spotlight) is much better for retrieving old messages.
Create a Thunderbird-like mail archiving feature in Mail
True. The tip I mentioned would only work well if all of your messages are already organized and you are just processing new incoming mail. |
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